CA2048839A1 - Support for animate-like toys - Google Patents
Support for animate-like toysInfo
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- CA2048839A1 CA2048839A1 CA 2048839 CA2048839A CA2048839A1 CA 2048839 A1 CA2048839 A1 CA 2048839A1 CA 2048839 CA2048839 CA 2048839 CA 2048839 A CA2048839 A CA 2048839A CA 2048839 A1 CA2048839 A1 CA 2048839A1
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
A support able to accommodate the extremities of an animate-like toy used to display and carry animate-like toys. Bindings suitable to engage a person or means of attachment are used as a means of suspension.
A support able to accommodate the extremities of an animate-like toy used to display and carry animate-like toys. Bindings suitable to engage a person or means of attachment are used as a means of suspension.
Description
This invention relates to a device suitable for supporting, storing and displaying animate-like toys such as teddy bears and dolls.
Various display, storing and supporting devices exist for toys and in pa.rticular animate-like toys. One type comprises a mesh shelf hung in the corner of a room to display a multitude of animate-liXe toys.
This device has the d~sadvantage of being inefficient for displaying or storing a single toy. A toy box would also have a similar disadvantage and poor utilization of space. Another type comprises a wheeled buggy used to transport animate-like toys.
This device has the disadvantage of being cumbersome and not supporting the animate-like toy near the carrier to be hugged and adorned.
It is desired by young children to emulate the actions of adults and most young children desire the accompaniment of a favorite toy, often, an animate-like toy.
Articles for use by a mother to carry a baby exist and the mother carrying a baby with this type of device acts as a role model for the young child.
Examples of such items are U.S. Patent No.4467945 U.S. classisification 224/160, 297/467 filed Dec. 23, 1983 by J. A. Schaapveld, Minn and U.S. Patent No.
4,903,873 which describes a device for carrying children in an aqueous environment, granted in 1990 to A. Poole of Florida. These devices are generally unsuitable for use by children as they are too elaborate even if downsized to fit a child and expensive to manufacture.
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According to one aspect the invention consists of:
A body when in flat stretched position is an hourglass shape having a first concave side, a second concave side, two parallel sides of approximate equal length. A first flexible binding attached to the first concave side and a second flexible binding attached to the second concave side. An endless waist-band like binding within which the edges of the parallel sides are spaced and sewn to form a support and define openings. The first binding, the second binding and the waist-band like binding consist of strips of material longitudinaly folded over and sewn to the peripheral edge of the body. At the ends of the first binding approximately equal length extensions, extend beyond the natural periphery of the body, the approximately equal length extensions are joined near their ends and engage a first means of attachment comprising two rings.
At the ends of the second binding unequal length extensions extend beyond the natural periphery of the body. The shorter of the unequal length extensions terminates and attaches to the longer of the unequal length extensions along the length of and before the end of the longer of the unequal length extensions.
The balance of the longer of the unequal length extension provides a means of suspension to engage a person's neck or shoulder or device or object such as a hook for hanging. The end of the longer of the unequal length bindings removably attaches to the first means of attachment.
A second means of attachment consisting of a piece of material and rings attaches to the waistband-like binding. A strap of which one end is attached to the waistband-like binding and the balance of the strap provides a means to encompass a person's torso or other body part or object. The free end of the strap removably engages the second means of attachment.
Resulting in:
A support able to accommodate the extremities of an animate-like toy and suitable to attach to a person or means of suspension to display or carry an animate-like toy.
The extensions of bindings attached to the first and second concave sides have a portion immediately adjacent to the body that doubles onto itself, is sewn within the waistband-like binding and is then doubled back onto the outside of the waistband-like binding and sewn.
The hourglass shaped body is comprised of a flexible material such as knitted mesh or netting.
According to another aspect, the invention when in a flat stretched position has a four sided body with first and second pairs of opposite approximately parallel sides According to an additional aspect the present invention when in a flat stretched position has a three sided body with two adjoining sides and a side opposite the apex of the two adjoining sides. Said side opposite the apex and said apex are sewn within a waistband-like binding.
According to another aspect, the invention may be constructed without the use of an hourglass, square or triangle shaped body. The arrangement of the bindings creates a support suitable for an animate-like toy.
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The invention, as exemplified by a preferred embodiment, is described with reference to the drawings below.
Figure No. 1 Shape of the mesh body when in a flat position.
Figure No. 2 Side elevation showing two short extensions of bindings, means of attachment and waistband.
Figure No. 3 Side elevation of device showing one long and one short extension, torso and neck strap.
Figure No. 4 Position of legholes, waistband and binding prior to assembly.
Figure No. 5 A view of how the binding is folded and attached to the body.
Figure No. 6 General shape of the support and location of straps, legholes and means of attachment.
Figure No. 7 Sideview of means of attachment and how free ends of extensions are threaded through them.
Referring to the drawings the embodiment of the invention shown, a support for animate-like toys, figure 1. comprises an hourglass shaped body W made from a flexible material such as mesh A with strips of flexible material folded over and sewn to the concave sides to form an edge binding P & Q. The edge bindings P & Q have extensions at each end with extension G at one end of binding P being long enough to loop around a person's neck and engage a means of attachment.
In reference to figure 2: The extensions E ~ F of binding Q are joined at their ends and encompass a means of attachment e.g., rings R & S. A piece of material T
is looped through a second means of attachment e.g., rings U & V and secured to itself and waistband B at a point near leghole C.l.
In reference to figure 3: The extensions G & D of binding P are joined at a point along the length of extension G. The free end of extension G is of sufficient length to be looped around a person's neck or means of suspension and engage means of attachment R & S
as shown in Figure 2.
Strap H is attached at one end to waistband B near leghole C, the free end of strap H is long enough to encircle a person's torso and engage means of attachment U
& V shown in figure 2.
In reference to figure 4: Waistband B is made from a strip of flexible material, folded over and sewn as illustrated in figure 5. The waistband B is attached to the body W to form a pouch shape with legholes C and C.1 In reference to figure 5: A strip of material longitudinally folded over and sewn to the edge of mesh A
forms the waistband B and the edge bindings P & Q
illustrated in figure 1.
In reference to figure 6: A preferred embodiment of the device is illustrated detailing means of suspension G
engaging means of attachment R & S and strap H engaging means of attachment U and V. The general shape of body W
is well shown detailing the spacing when attached to wais~band B to create legholes C and C.1.
Figure 7 illustrates how the free ends of extensions G &
H engage means of attachment R & S and U & V
respectively.
Various display, storing and supporting devices exist for toys and in pa.rticular animate-like toys. One type comprises a mesh shelf hung in the corner of a room to display a multitude of animate-liXe toys.
This device has the d~sadvantage of being inefficient for displaying or storing a single toy. A toy box would also have a similar disadvantage and poor utilization of space. Another type comprises a wheeled buggy used to transport animate-like toys.
This device has the disadvantage of being cumbersome and not supporting the animate-like toy near the carrier to be hugged and adorned.
It is desired by young children to emulate the actions of adults and most young children desire the accompaniment of a favorite toy, often, an animate-like toy.
Articles for use by a mother to carry a baby exist and the mother carrying a baby with this type of device acts as a role model for the young child.
Examples of such items are U.S. Patent No.4467945 U.S. classisification 224/160, 297/467 filed Dec. 23, 1983 by J. A. Schaapveld, Minn and U.S. Patent No.
4,903,873 which describes a device for carrying children in an aqueous environment, granted in 1990 to A. Poole of Florida. These devices are generally unsuitable for use by children as they are too elaborate even if downsized to fit a child and expensive to manufacture.
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According to one aspect the invention consists of:
A body when in flat stretched position is an hourglass shape having a first concave side, a second concave side, two parallel sides of approximate equal length. A first flexible binding attached to the first concave side and a second flexible binding attached to the second concave side. An endless waist-band like binding within which the edges of the parallel sides are spaced and sewn to form a support and define openings. The first binding, the second binding and the waist-band like binding consist of strips of material longitudinaly folded over and sewn to the peripheral edge of the body. At the ends of the first binding approximately equal length extensions, extend beyond the natural periphery of the body, the approximately equal length extensions are joined near their ends and engage a first means of attachment comprising two rings.
At the ends of the second binding unequal length extensions extend beyond the natural periphery of the body. The shorter of the unequal length extensions terminates and attaches to the longer of the unequal length extensions along the length of and before the end of the longer of the unequal length extensions.
The balance of the longer of the unequal length extension provides a means of suspension to engage a person's neck or shoulder or device or object such as a hook for hanging. The end of the longer of the unequal length bindings removably attaches to the first means of attachment.
A second means of attachment consisting of a piece of material and rings attaches to the waistband-like binding. A strap of which one end is attached to the waistband-like binding and the balance of the strap provides a means to encompass a person's torso or other body part or object. The free end of the strap removably engages the second means of attachment.
Resulting in:
A support able to accommodate the extremities of an animate-like toy and suitable to attach to a person or means of suspension to display or carry an animate-like toy.
The extensions of bindings attached to the first and second concave sides have a portion immediately adjacent to the body that doubles onto itself, is sewn within the waistband-like binding and is then doubled back onto the outside of the waistband-like binding and sewn.
The hourglass shaped body is comprised of a flexible material such as knitted mesh or netting.
According to another aspect, the invention when in a flat stretched position has a four sided body with first and second pairs of opposite approximately parallel sides According to an additional aspect the present invention when in a flat stretched position has a three sided body with two adjoining sides and a side opposite the apex of the two adjoining sides. Said side opposite the apex and said apex are sewn within a waistband-like binding.
According to another aspect, the invention may be constructed without the use of an hourglass, square or triangle shaped body. The arrangement of the bindings creates a support suitable for an animate-like toy.
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The invention, as exemplified by a preferred embodiment, is described with reference to the drawings below.
Figure No. 1 Shape of the mesh body when in a flat position.
Figure No. 2 Side elevation showing two short extensions of bindings, means of attachment and waistband.
Figure No. 3 Side elevation of device showing one long and one short extension, torso and neck strap.
Figure No. 4 Position of legholes, waistband and binding prior to assembly.
Figure No. 5 A view of how the binding is folded and attached to the body.
Figure No. 6 General shape of the support and location of straps, legholes and means of attachment.
Figure No. 7 Sideview of means of attachment and how free ends of extensions are threaded through them.
Referring to the drawings the embodiment of the invention shown, a support for animate-like toys, figure 1. comprises an hourglass shaped body W made from a flexible material such as mesh A with strips of flexible material folded over and sewn to the concave sides to form an edge binding P & Q. The edge bindings P & Q have extensions at each end with extension G at one end of binding P being long enough to loop around a person's neck and engage a means of attachment.
In reference to figure 2: The extensions E ~ F of binding Q are joined at their ends and encompass a means of attachment e.g., rings R & S. A piece of material T
is looped through a second means of attachment e.g., rings U & V and secured to itself and waistband B at a point near leghole C.l.
In reference to figure 3: The extensions G & D of binding P are joined at a point along the length of extension G. The free end of extension G is of sufficient length to be looped around a person's neck or means of suspension and engage means of attachment R & S
as shown in Figure 2.
Strap H is attached at one end to waistband B near leghole C, the free end of strap H is long enough to encircle a person's torso and engage means of attachment U
& V shown in figure 2.
In reference to figure 4: Waistband B is made from a strip of flexible material, folded over and sewn as illustrated in figure 5. The waistband B is attached to the body W to form a pouch shape with legholes C and C.1 In reference to figure 5: A strip of material longitudinally folded over and sewn to the edge of mesh A
forms the waistband B and the edge bindings P & Q
illustrated in figure 1.
In reference to figure 6: A preferred embodiment of the device is illustrated detailing means of suspension G
engaging means of attachment R & S and strap H engaging means of attachment U and V. The general shape of body W
is well shown detailing the spacing when attached to wais~band B to create legholes C and C.1.
Figure 7 illustrates how the free ends of extensions G &
H engage means of attachment R & S and U & V
respectively.
Claims (16)
1. A support for displaying and carrying animate-like toys comprising:
a body or bindings attached to a continuous waistband like binding to form openings, the openings able to accommodate extremities of animate-like toys; and bindings attached to the body t the bindings having extensions, the extensions providing a means of suspension for the support.
a body or bindings attached to a continuous waistband like binding to form openings, the openings able to accommodate extremities of animate-like toys; and bindings attached to the body t the bindings having extensions, the extensions providing a means of suspension for the support.
2. A Support as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flexible body is an hourglass shape when in a flat stretched position having two opposite straight parallel sides and two opposite concave sides.
3. A support as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two opposite parallel sides are sewn within the continuous waistband-like binding to form openings.
4. A support as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bindings are portions of flexible material longditudinally folded over and sewn.
5. A support as claimed in claim 1, wherein the extensions extend beyond the natural periphery of the body.
6. A support as claimed in claim 2, wherein the binding attached to a first concave side of the body has extensions of approximate equal length at each of the opposite ends of the binding, the extensions join near their end points and engage a first means of attachment.
7. A support as claimed in claim 1, wherein a binding attached to a second concave side of the body has extensions of dissimilar length at opposite ends of the binding, the shorter and first extension of dissimilar length terminates and attaches along the length of the longer second extension of dissimilar length; and the longer second extension of dissimilar length removeably engages the first means of attachment.
8. A support claimed in claim 7, wherein the first means of attachment consists of two rings.
9. A support claimed in claim 1, wherein the continuous waistband-like binding has a second means of attachment; and a strap is attached at one end to the continuous waistband-like binding and has a free end;
the free end removably engages the second means of attachment.
the free end removably engages the second means of attachment.
10. A support as claimed in claim 9, wherein the second means of attachment consists of two rings.
11. A body when in flat stretched position is an hourglass shape having a first concave side, a second concave side, two parallel sides of approximate equal length; and a first flexible binding attached to the first concave side and a second flexible binding attached to the second concave side; and an endless waistband-like binding within which the edges of the parallel sides are spaced and sewn to form a support and define openings;
the first flexible binding, the second flexible binding and the waistband-like binding consist of strips of material longitudinally folded over and sewn to the peripheral edge of the body;
at the ends of the first flexible binding approximately equal length extensions extend beyond the natural periphery of the body, the approximately equal length extensions are joined near their ends and engage a first means of attachment comprising two rings;
at the ends of the second flexible binding unequal length extensions extend beyond the natural periphery of the body, the shorter of the unequal length extensions terminates and attaches to the longer of the unequal length extensions along the length of, and before the end of, the longer of the unequal length extensions;
the balance of the longer of the unequal length extensions provides a means of suspension to engage a person's neck or shoulder or device or object such as a hook for hanging; and the end of the longer of the unequal length bindings removably attaches to the first means of attachment;
and a second means of attachment consisting of a piece of material and rings attached to the waistband-like binding; and a strap of which one end is attached to the waistband-like binding; the balance of the strap provides a means to encompass a person's torso or other body part or object;
the free end of the strap removably engages the second means of attachment resulting in;
a support able to accommodate the extremities of an animate-like toy and suitable to attach to a person or means of suspension to display or carry an animate-like toy.
the first flexible binding, the second flexible binding and the waistband-like binding consist of strips of material longitudinally folded over and sewn to the peripheral edge of the body;
at the ends of the first flexible binding approximately equal length extensions extend beyond the natural periphery of the body, the approximately equal length extensions are joined near their ends and engage a first means of attachment comprising two rings;
at the ends of the second flexible binding unequal length extensions extend beyond the natural periphery of the body, the shorter of the unequal length extensions terminates and attaches to the longer of the unequal length extensions along the length of, and before the end of, the longer of the unequal length extensions;
the balance of the longer of the unequal length extensions provides a means of suspension to engage a person's neck or shoulder or device or object such as a hook for hanging; and the end of the longer of the unequal length bindings removably attaches to the first means of attachment;
and a second means of attachment consisting of a piece of material and rings attached to the waistband-like binding; and a strap of which one end is attached to the waistband-like binding; the balance of the strap provides a means to encompass a person's torso or other body part or object;
the free end of the strap removably engages the second means of attachment resulting in;
a support able to accommodate the extremities of an animate-like toy and suitable to attach to a person or means of suspension to display or carry an animate-like toy.
12. A support as claimed in claim 11 wherein the extensions of bindings attached to the first and second concave sides have a portion immediately adjacent to the body that doubles onto itself, is sewn within the waistband-like binding and is then doubled back onto the outside of the waistband-like binding and sewn.
13. The hourglass shaped body of claim 11 wherein said body is comprised of a flexible material such as knitted mesh or netting.
14. A support as claimed in claim 1 or 11 wherein the body is a four-sided shape.
15. A support as claimed in claim 1 or 11 wherein the body is a triangular shape.
16. An endless waistband-like binding in which the ends of a first and second pair of bindings are spaced and sewn to form a support;
the first binding, the second binding and the waistband-like binding consist of strips of material longitudinally folded over and sewn;
the approximate midpoint of the first binding engages a first means of attachment comprising two rings; at the midpoint of the second binding a strap is fastened to provide a means of suspension to engage a person's neck or shoulder or device or object such as a hook for hanging; and the free end of the strap removably attaches to the first means of attachment; and a second means of attachment consisting of a piece of material and rings attached to the waistband-like binding; and a strap of which one end is attached to the waistband-like binding; the balance of the strap provides a means to encompass a person's torso or other body part or object;
the free end of the strap removably engages the second means of attachment resulting in;
a support able to accommodate the extremities of an animate-like toy and suitable to attach to a person or means of suspension to display or carry an animate-like toy.
the first binding, the second binding and the waistband-like binding consist of strips of material longitudinally folded over and sewn;
the approximate midpoint of the first binding engages a first means of attachment comprising two rings; at the midpoint of the second binding a strap is fastened to provide a means of suspension to engage a person's neck or shoulder or device or object such as a hook for hanging; and the free end of the strap removably attaches to the first means of attachment; and a second means of attachment consisting of a piece of material and rings attached to the waistband-like binding; and a strap of which one end is attached to the waistband-like binding; the balance of the strap provides a means to encompass a person's torso or other body part or object;
the free end of the strap removably engages the second means of attachment resulting in;
a support able to accommodate the extremities of an animate-like toy and suitable to attach to a person or means of suspension to display or carry an animate-like toy.
Priority Applications (1)
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| CA 2048839 CA2048839A1 (en) | 1991-08-08 | 1991-08-08 | Support for animate-like toys |
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| CA 2048839 CA2048839A1 (en) | 1991-08-08 | 1991-08-08 | Support for animate-like toys |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5361952A (en) * | 1993-03-23 | 1994-11-08 | Nancy Gold | Baby carrier |
| US5857598A (en) * | 1996-08-22 | 1999-01-12 | Noel Joanna, Inc. | Baby sling with improved retainer |
| US6656009B1 (en) * | 2000-02-22 | 2003-12-02 | Astrid Epping | Doll lounger |
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1991
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5361952A (en) * | 1993-03-23 | 1994-11-08 | Nancy Gold | Baby carrier |
| US5857598A (en) * | 1996-08-22 | 1999-01-12 | Noel Joanna, Inc. | Baby sling with improved retainer |
| US6656009B1 (en) * | 2000-02-22 | 2003-12-02 | Astrid Epping | Doll lounger |
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